Cody

English
"helpful, pillow"

Cody Origin and Meaning

The name Cody is a boy's name of English origin meaning "helpful, pillow".

In the early 1990s, Cody was in the Top 25 most popular boys' names in the USA; but it has been in decline since then. It retains a greater degree of popularity in the UK, however. Cody might be short for Dakota but despite its nickname feeling, it's a name of its own.

# 306 in the US

Cody Rank in US Top 1000

# 435 on Nameberry

Cody Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Cody Popularity

Famous People Named Cody

  • Cody Martin Linley
    American actor
  • Cody Robert Simpson
    Australian singer
  • Cody Joseph Ross
    American baseball player
  • Cody Carson
    American singer
  • Cody James Asche
    American baseball player
  • Cody Rhodes (born Cody Garrett Runnels)
    American pro wrestler
  • Cody Lee Saintgnue
    American actor
  • Cody Reed Kasch
    American actor
  • Cody Deaner (born Chris Gray)
    American pro wrestler
  • Cody Hay
    Canadian pair skater
  • Cody Jones
    American YouTuber of Dude Perfect
  • Cody Miller
    American swimmer
  • Cody Christian
    American actor
  • Cody Owen
    American YouTuber of TheAtlanticCraft
  • Cody John Palance
    American actor; son of actor Jack Palance
  • Cody James Bellinger
    American baseball player; son of Clay Bellinger
  • Cody Fern
    Australian actor
  • Cody Loggins (b. 1983)
    son of singer Kenny Loggins
  • Cody Blue Snider (b. 1989)
    son of singer Dee Snider of Twisted Sister
  • Cody Newton Gifford (b. 1990)
    son of actress Kathie Lee Gifford and Frank Gifford
  • Cody Alan Williams (b. 1991)
    son of actor Robin Williams
  • (Christopher) Cody Cyrus (b. 1992)
    son of singer Billy Ray Cyrus; half,brother of Miley Cyrus
  • Dakota "Cody" Lohan (b. 1996)
    brother of actress Lindsay Lohan
  • Cody Clark Hoellein (b. 2011)
    son of family vlogger Bonnie Hoellein
  • William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
    American Wild West figure
  • Cody Ko (b.1990)
    Canadian,American comedian
  • Cody Simpson
    American singer

Cody in Pop Culture

  • Cody Martin
    main character of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody; twin of Zack Martin
  • Cody Nicholson
    from the movie "True Romance"
  • Cody Parker
    character from TV series "American Gothic"
  • Cody
    clone commander from Star Wars "The Clone Wars"
  • Cody Banks
    main character in the movie "Agent Cody Banks"
  • Cody Morgan
    character from "Before I Wake"
  • Cody
    character in Erin Hunter's "Warriors" book series
  • Cody Hackins
    character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
  • Cody
    Wyoming, USA
  • Cody
    When Calls The Heart